Some vehicles have smoke or steam coming out of the muffler, while other vehicles don't. What causes that and why doesn't it happen on all vehicles?
2006-12-31 01:01:07 · 4 answers · asked by Nigel Tufnel, Lead Guitar 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
It does that when they are first stared. The cold ones especially left out all night. No garage. Once they get warmed up, the steam goes away. So all cars really do this.
2006-12-31 01:09:56 · answer #1 · answered by Shari 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the temp differential. I went on a snowmobile trip one time where we trailered the machines to northern wisconsin, it was so cold that EVERY vehicle on the road (semis too)was dumping giant plumes of the stuff.
2006-12-31 09:17:34 · answer #2 · answered by done wrenching 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With most of them it's not smoke. It's steam from condensation in the exhaust system.
2006-12-31 09:11:02 · answer #3 · answered by ezachowski 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its from the tempature, a hot engine and very cold air will cause condensation, it is normal.
2006-12-31 09:29:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋